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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2026 · 1H 7M

The Heart of Mid-Lothian Volume 1 Chapter 17

from The Walter Scott Library · host Sir Walter Scott

In which the uneasy conference betwixt officers of justice reveals both a reluctant conscience and a madwoman’s erratic guidance, as they set forth by moonlight to intercept a hunted man near the ominous Muschat’s Cairn. The scene unfolds with furtive movements and a desperate chase, placing the fate of various hapless souls in the balance beneath the watchful stars.

In which the uneasy conference betwixt officers of justice reveals both a reluctant conscience and a madwoman’s erratic guidance, as they set forth by moonlight to intercept a hunted man near the ominous Muschat’s Cairn. The scene unfolds with furtive movements and a desperate chase, placing the fate of various hapless souls in the balance beneath the watchful stars.

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